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Market Preview: The 2017 craftHER Fall Gift Guide

It's October, y'all. Can you feel it in the air? You know what comes next: Halloween, Thanksgiving, the holiday season. Already, our fall craftHER market is here. And to pump you up for our biannual meeting of makers and local businesses, we've created a little preview / gift guide that'll give you a taste of the market and is sure to serve you (and the people in your life) well through the end of this year.

A round-up of gift ideas, from us to you, to help you along your merry retail way as you get ready for craftHER this weekend. Join us this Sunday, October 1, when you can shop all of the vendors featured below, plus 75 other incredible artists. View the full lineup here.

Operated by a trio of sisters from Sierra Leone, Daffina uses ethical and fair-trade textiles imported from Africa to create handbags, luggage, backpacks and accessories that promote the rich culture and history of the continent.

ISKAY uses the bright, colorful textiles of Peru to create handmade tennis shoe. For each purchase, the brand donates to MAKALLAY, a Peruvian organization that provides health services and improves living conditions for Peru's poorest communities.

Each Radiance Artistry painting is created with the radiance of a healing, meditative art practice. Gift an original, colorful piece of art or commission a custom work for someone who could use that energy.

In addition to non-tox, 5-free nail polish in a line of playful colors, OH TIFF! also offers a custom gift box that pairs polish (of your choosing) with other goodies, including bath salts, oil, a foot scrub and a special note.

You'd be hard pressed to find anything like the bright, pop-y, cute and fun paraphernalia of this shop at anywhere over than The Mall. Fortunately for you, the mobile retailer (not an actual mall) will be rolling through craftHER.